Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 11 Sep 2025 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1009994725858583950563522213433464241343030273116
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
2.19
10:26AM
2.14
10:44PM
2.13
11:18AM
2.09
11:36PM
2.03
12:14PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
-0.00
4:38PM
0.15
5:04AM
0.05
5:31PM
0.23
5:56AM
0.13
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:10-------6:12
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
51-410-1-----------------
Temp. °C151617161317131312121212131616141313131314161614
Feels °C (?)14131388128755557101087787911119
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whananaki bar (light winds from the NNW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 29 km from Whananaki bar). 0.6m 10s swell from the ENE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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19 km/h
NNW
0.0
15.5
Air / Water (°C)
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